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ABOUT US

 

NFTC MISSION:

To secure the economic viability of America's Trauma Centers and foster the development of a national system of trauma care so that access to excellent care for the seriously injured is assured.

The NFTC Board of Directors represents experts in the field of trauma that combined, comprises a vast range of experience and knowledge needed to accomplish the mission of representing the interests and issues shared by trauma centers of all types across the nation. The Board convenes annually at the Leadership Conference and holds conference call meetings regularly.

Ronald Maier MD, FACS
Jane & Donald D. Trunkey Professor and Vice Chair of Surgery 
Harborview Medical Center 
325 9th Avenue, Dept. of Surgery
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-731-3299
Fax: 425-392-8900
Assistant: Fran White
206.744.3564
fawhite@u.washington.edu

David  E. Jaffe, MPA
President 
David E Jaffe and Associates LLC 
21810 NE 137th St. 
Woodinville, WA 98077 
Phone: 206-369-6121
Fax: 425-881-1589

Daniel L. Gross, DNSc 
Executive Vice President, Hospital Operations 
Sharp Healthcare 
7901 Frost Street 
San Diego, CA 92123 
Phone: 858-939-4082
Fax: 858-939-3514
Assistant: Nancy Fletcher
858-939-4082

Robert Falcone MD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Surgery 
Ohio State University College of Medicine 
150 E. Lafayette St. 
Columbus, OH 43215 
Phone: 614-226-3206

Mary Beachley RN, MS
Chief, Division Health Facilities and Special Programs 
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)
MIEMSS 653 W. Pratt St. 
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-706-3932
Fax: 410-706-0853

Susan M. Briggs, MD, MPH, FACS 
Assoc. Professor of Surgery 
Harvard Medical School 
Massachusetts General Hospital 
8 Hawthorne Place Suite 114 
Boston, MA 02114-2335
Phone: 617-726-3597
Assistant: Anthony Forgione

 

Blaine Enderson, MD, FACS 
Professor & Chief, Division of Trauma & Critical Care 
University of Tennessee Medical Center  
1924 Alcoa Highway Box U-11 
Knoxville, TN 37920 
Phone: 865-544-6058
Fax: 865-544-9231
Assistant: Loney Spires
865-544-6058

Samir M. Fakhry, MD, FACS 
Chief, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Services 
Associate Chair for Research & Education, Dept. of Surgery
Inova Fairfax Hospital 
3300 Gallows Road 
Falls Church, VA 22042 
Phone: 703-776-3359
Fax: 703-776-3242
Assistant: Joy Cowgill

Timothy M. Goldfarb, MHA
Chief Executive Officer 
Shands HealthCare 
1600 SW Archer Road 
Gainesville, FL  32610
Phone: 352-265-8929
Fax: 352-265-0177
Assistant: Joyce Smith

Russ Molloy, Esq. JD 
Vice President of Government Relations 
Meridian Health - Jersey Shore Univ. Med. Ctr. 
1350 Campus Parkway 
Neptune, NJ 07753 
Phone: 732-751-7581
Fax: 732-751-7558
Cell: 732-740-1660
Assistant: Carol Paul

Jim Valenti 
President & CEO 
R.E. Thomason General Hospital 
4815 Alameda Ave, Suite A 
El Paso, TX 79905 
Phone: 915-521-7602
Fax: 915-521-7659
Assistant: Betsy Castillo
915-521-7600

Dianne Wheaton, RN, MBA 
Trauma Service Line Coordinator 
Wake Forest Univ.  Baptist Medical Center
Medical  Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27157 
Phone: 336-716-2038
Fax: 336-716-7188

Ron Anderson MD, MACP
President & CEO 
Parkland Health & Hospital System
5201 Harry Hines Blvd., Administration
Dallas, TX 75235
Phone: 214-590-8076
Fax: 214-590-8096
Assistant: Jan Coder
214-590-8080

Jorie Klein RN, MA
Director, Trauma & Disaster Programs 
Parkland Health & Hospital System
5201 Harry Hines Blvd., Trauma Program
Dallas, TX 75235
Phone: 214-590-8717
Fax: 214-590-4081

Donald Trunkey MD, FACS
Professor, Dept. of Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, L223
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: 503-494-9145
Fax: 503-494-8884
Assistant: Carol Elteto-Wersinger
503-494-9145